How to Write Your Literature Review
Published on 12. December 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVII, 300 pages
978-1-352-01104-3 (ISBN)
Description
This engaging guide by bestselling author Bryan Greetham takes students step-by-step through the process of writing a literature review, and equips them with practical strategies to help them navigate each stage. Each bite-sized chapter focuses on a specific aspect of the process, from generating ideas and pinning down the research problem through to searching for sources, citing references and planning, writing and editing the review. Chapters feature examples and exercises to help students apply ideas to their own work.
Whether your students are writing a stand-alone review or one that is part of a dissertation or thesis, this guide is their essential companion.
Whether your students are writing a stand-alone review or one that is part of a dissertation or thesis, this guide is their essential companion.
Reviews / Votes
This straightforward book leads students through the processes involved in undertaking literature reviews and offers structured advice for anyone wanting to learn the subtleties and nuances of reviewing literature. * Nick White, Sheffield Hallam University, UK * Demonstrates a sound understanding of the issues students need to address when writing a literature review. A very useful guide which I will be recommending to my students. * Christine Porter, University of Westminster, UK * The author reassuringly acknowledges concerns that I've seen commonly arise with students who are tasked with writing literature reviews, and gives specific, practical guidance about how to work effectively through the various stages. * Margaret Wegener, University of Queensland, Australia *More details
Edition
1st ed. 2021
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
488 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-352-01104-3 (9781352011043)
DOI
10.26777/978-1-352-01105-0
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Bryan Greetham
How to Write Your Literature Review
E-Book
12/2020
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
€19.99
Available for download
Person
Bryan Greetham was educated at the universities of Kent and Sussex. He holds a PhD in moral philosophy from the University of Newcastle, Australia. He is currently engaged in research into moral thinking and the Holocaust, and teaches philosophy at the University of Maryland. He is the author of How to Write Better Essays, How to Write Your Undergraduate Dissertation, Smart Thinking,Thinking Skills for Professionals and Philosophy.
Content
Introduction.- PART 1: TYPES OF LITERATURE REVIEWS.- 1. Stand-Alone Literature Reviews 1: Non-systematic.- 2. Stand-Alone Literature Reviews 2: Systematic.- 3. Literature Reviews for Dissertations and Theses.- PART 2: SEARCHING YOUR SOURCES.- 4. How to Generate Your Own Ideas.- 5. Finding a Research Question.- 6. How to Search.- 7. Searching the Internet.- PART 3: PROCESSING IDEAS.- 8. Critically Evaluating Your Sources 1: The Arguments.- 9. Critically Evaluating Your Sources 2: The Evidence and Language.- 10. Analysing Concepts 1: Finding Connections between Ideas. 11. Analysing Concepts 2: Adapting Structures of Ideas.- 12. Synthesis - Creating Patterns and Finding Gaps.- PART 4: ORGANISING YOUR WORK.- 13. Managing Your Time.- 14. Managing your Material.- 15. Reading.- 16. Note-Taking.- PART 5: PLANNING YOUR REVIEW.- 17. Deciding Which Sources to Use.- 18. Planning the Review.- 19. Integrating Your Review with Other Chapters.- PART 6: WRITING YOUR REVIEW.- 20. Discussing the Literature.- 21. The First Draft.- 22. Finding Your own Voice.- 23. Style: Simplicity and Economy.- 24. Finding the Right Words.- PART 7: USING YOUR SOURCES.- 25. Plagiarism.- 26. Citing Your Sources.- PART 8: EDITING.- 27. Revision 1: Structure.- 28. Revision 2: Content.- Conclusion.